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0. F. MONROE.

NAPKIN RING.

No. 345,164. Patented July 6, 18 86.

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EQIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 345,164, July 6, 1886.

Application filed April 15, 1886. Serial No. 198,947.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES F. MONROE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Meriden, in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Napkin- Rings; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to certain novel and useful improvements in napkin-rings, and has for its object to provide a device of this description which shall be exceedingly cheap and simple in its construction, while at the same timeit forms a durable and very decorative article of table-furniture; and with these ends in view my invention consists in the de tails of construction hereinafter fully explained, and then specifically designated by the claims.

In order that those skilled in theart to which my invention appertains may more fully understand its construction and utility, I will proceed to describe the same in detail, referring by letter to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which-- Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improvement with a rim secured thereon; Fig. 2, a central vertical section of the same; Fig. 3, a vertical section, the rim being removed; Fig. 4, a vertical section through the ring and metal lining prior to the flanging of the latter, and Fig. 5 a section of one of the ornamental bead-rims.

Similar letters denote like parts in the several figures of the drawings.

A is a ring, which I preferably make from decorated glass, but which may equally as well be made of porcelain or earthenware, and suitably ornamented.

B is a metal lining, which is adapted to fit snugly within the ring, and whose ends are flanged outwardly, as seen at O, for the (No me let.)

dual purpose of securing the metal lining firmly to the fragile ring and of protecting the latter from contact with the table and the utensils thereon.

The sleeve or lining B maybe east with one flange upon it and the other end tlanged after the parts are assembled; or, as shown at Fig. 4, the lining may be inserted in the form of a plain tube and both ends flanged after the two parts are in proper relative position.

In the manufacture of a common class of goods I prefer that the flanges be formed integral with the lining and turned over the edges of the ring; butin Figs l and 2 I have shown a slight modification, in which the flanged ends of the lininghave secured thereon an annular rim,.D, which may be chased or ornamented in any desired manner.

By my construction I am able to produce at a very low cost a napkin-ring which is exceedingly ornamental, and which, owing to the projection of the flanges atits ends, is not liable to be broken by dropping upon or from the table or by contact with any dishes or utensils.

Having thus described my invention,what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. As an article of manufacture, a napkinring consisting, essentially, of a ring of glass, porcelain, or analogous material and a metal lining provided at each end with flanges extending outward beyond the plane of the ring, substantially as set forth.

2. As an article of manufacture, a napkinring of glass, porcelain, or other analogous material, having a metal lining sccu red there in by ilanging its ends outward across the sides of the ring, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

I CHARLES F. MONROE.

\Vitnesses:

S. H. HUBBARD, S. S. WILLIAMsoN. 

